SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO 8 Pro review: QHD micro-curved flagship with gimbal cam and 120W.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2021·$850
Overall
86/100
Class rank
#6 of 206
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

iQOO's first proper camera flagship.

iQOO 8 Pro added gimbal stabilisation and a 3.5x periscope to the line's usual speed credentials — a QHD LTPO display, 120W wired and 50W wireless charging. The point where iQOO stopped being purely about benchmarks and got serious about cameras.

01Display

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, micro-curved, 120Hz
Size6.78 inches
Resolution1440 x 3200 px

02Camera

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

Main50 MP Samsung GN5 gimbal stabilisation, f/1.75
Ultrawide48 MP, 150 deg
Periscope16 MP 3.5x optical, OIS
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 888 Plus (5nm)
GPUAdreno 660

04Battery

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity4500 mAh dual-cell
Charging120W wired, 50W wireless

05Build

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2021.

What works
  • Gimbal-stabilised main + 3.5x periscope
  • 120W wired + 50W wireless charging
  • QHD LTPO 120Hz display
What doesn't
  • Heavy 210 g
  • Funtouch 12 cluttered
  • No 3.5 mm jack
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
$1200 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .